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first and second funicle-joints subequal in length and width, 

 third shorter and wider ; club ovate, about as long as two pre- 

 ceding funicle-joints ; head and mesonotum closely and finely 

 shagreened; the spurious central carina of scutellum lacking; 

 metanotum with a short, distinct, median longitudinal carina, 

 the spaces on either side pentagonal in shape ; all pleura and 

 hind coxae closely and finely punctate, except for a smooth strip 

 at hind border of mesepimeron. Colour black, shining, very 

 slightly metallic ; antennal scape at tip, with all o£ pedicel, all 

 tibiae, bind coxae, all trochanters, and hinder portion of metanotum 

 honey-yellow ; wings hyaline, veins dark brown. 



One female, Balthazar, March 5, 250 feet, at sunset in cocoa 

 orchard. 



Teteastichodes cupreus. 



Tetrastichodes cupreus, Ashmead, Linn. Journ., Zool. xxv. p. 182, c? $r 

 St. Vincent. 



Two males, Mirabeau estate, March 25, 500 feet, on herbage 

 near stream. 



Tetrastichodes temoeatus. 



Tetrastichodes femoratus, Ashnead, Linn. Journ., Zool. xxv. p. 183, d* $ .r 

 St. Viucent. 



Two females. Mount Gray estate, 250 feet, April 3 and 6, on 

 foliage in dry second-growth woods. 



Tetrastichodes elayipes, sp. n. 



5 . Length I'l mm. ; expanse 2*1 mm. Occiput, pronotum, 

 and sides of mesoscutum finely punctate, mesoscutum striate- 

 punctate in middle ; scutellum irregularly striate ; vertex nearly 

 smooth, face with fine close round punctures ; metanotal carina 

 distinct, complete, lateral spaces striate ; pleura and outer side of 

 coxae punctate ; abdomen closely and uniformly reticulate punc- 

 tate, segments 2, 3, and 5 subequal in length, 4 a little longer ; 

 antennae with the three oval funicle-joints subequal in length, 

 each twice as long as wide ; club long oval, as long as two pre- 

 ceding funicle-joints together, its basal joint unusually well 

 separated. General colour black with slight greenish metallic 

 lustre ; all legs, including tips of coxae, and all of antenna 

 honey-yellow ; wings hyaline. 



One female, St. George's, March 2, 250 feet. 



Tetrastichodes nigeiscapus, sp. n. 



2 . Length 1*2 mm. ; expanse 2*4 mm. Sculpturing in 



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